Monday, 20 December 2021

The Ego-libertarian party

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  It is easy to argue against measures designed to stop the spread of the Omicron COVID variant before it has become dominant, as 100 Tory M...
Monday, 13 December 2021

Cutting through

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  Legislation going through parliament at the moment is the most regressive and repressive that I can remember from a social liberal’s point...
Tuesday, 7 December 2021

They lie about everything else, so why is the economy different?

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  “All Covid rules have been followed” says Johnson when questioned on the Christmas and other lockdown parties that were held at No.10 last...
Monday, 29 November 2021

Death by government policy, assisted by the Brexit press

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  There is an underlying truth about the 27 deaths of people trying to get to the UK across the English Channel. It is a truth you are very ...
Monday, 22 November 2021

Cancellation of rail projects in Northern England shows why fiscal rules with investment caps and debt targets just create short-termism

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  As Stephen Bush outlined here , and I foreshadowed here , the reason why the new high speed Northern Powerhouse Rail line has been cut, HS...
Tuesday, 16 November 2021

Why have Conservative Chancellors since Osborne been bad for households?

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  Here is a chart from the resolution foundation It shows how growth in real disposable income has been well below the post war average si...
Monday, 8 November 2021

The malversation of this government is not a surprise. The U turn tells us more.

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  Malversation is corrupt behaviour in a position of trust, especially in public office. That this government is corrupt in that sense shoul...